Los Angeles-based NPOWR Digital Media says that 550 indie and alternative music artists from 85 different labels have signed on to be part of its "stimTV Music" broadband programming service, which is scheduled to launch October 15th. The service's content will include music video clips, artist interviews and live concert footage. stimTV Music is one of several stimTV channels that NPOWR plans to roll out over the coming months (other channels will be devoted to cinema, lifestyle and shopping, the company says). According to the company, stimTV is based on patented software that allows viewers to instantaneously sort and customize thousands of video clips, in order to create a personalized entertainment experience: viewers are presented with a random flow of seven-to-ten-second clips. According to NPOWR, the clips will be designed to give viewers just enough footage to decide whether they want to see more: if they decide they want to see more of a particular piece of footage, they will be able to arrest the random stream by clicking on their mouse. The service's underlying technology will then use their choices to tailor its streams more to their interests the next time they access them. In addition, viewers will have the option of creating an anonymous profile that enables the service to further customize the video with which it presents them.
As international travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels in 2025, the mobile communication roaming market is at an inflection point. Emerging technologies and changing customer preferences are challenging traditional wholesale roaming agreements between mobile network operators (MNOs). The global wholesale roaming market is projected to more than double, from $9 billion in 2024 to $20 billion by 2028. This surge will be fueled by the expanding deployment of 5G Standalone (SA) technology, which enables real-time roaming connections and activity monitoring. But beneath this headline figure lies a complex landscape of regional variations and technological mobile service disruptions. Global Mobile Roaming Market Development Western Europe dominates inbound roaming connections, largely thanks to its Roam Like at Home (RLAH) initiative, which eliminates roaming charges among member countries. Meanwhile, the Indian Subcontinent is emerging as a growth hotspot. Between 2024 and 2029, inbou...